(Before Zuhr Prayer)
A well-respected gentleman who is one of the friends of Hazrat Hakeem-ul-Ummat [Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen], may Allah be pleased with him, and is a resident of Rampur, was travelling to Kangra from Rampur. He also came to Qadian to see Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen, may Allah be pleased with him. He met the Promised Messiah (as) as well and mentioned that he did not like the intensity of summer heat and that he spent the entire summer from April to November in Kangra where he had some tea gardens. He indicated that he was going to leave the same day, as it was very hot and difficult for him to bear the heat.
The Promised Messiah (as) said:
Allah the Exalted has not made any season without its benefits. You have shown your concern to save yourself from physical heat and have thought of the ways for comfort and ease. Why don’t you stay here for a few days and think about ways of saving yourself from the heat that is felt by the soul?
Before the Asr Prayer, a person submitted a written account of his needs. The Promised Messiah (as) read it and said, ‘Alright, I shall pray for you.’
The person was a little perplexed and asked, ‘You have not answered my request.’
The Promised Messiah (as) replied, ‘I have already said that I shall pray for you.’
The person said, ‘Do you not give any amulets?’
The Promised Messiah (as) said, ‘It is not my practice to give charms and amulets. My job is only to supplicate before Allah.’1
1 Al-Hakam, vol. 12, no. 25, p. 1, dated 6 April 1908